Farmers have been protesting outside of the Houses of Parliament in an attempt to change regulations for selling produce to supermarkets. 49 scarecrows were used to represent the 49 per cent of fruit and veg farmers who say they could be out of business in a year because of the struggles they are facing. Many are blaming supermarkets and buyers as the reasons for why they are struggling to survive. Guy Singh-Watson is the Founder of Riverford Organic Farmers who was leading the protest today. He said: “We need to have a food and farming policy for this country. We need to see farmers treated f…
